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Business Segment Information (Schedule Of Segment Information) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Jul. 22, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Segment margin | $ 77,351,000 | $ 72,065,000 |
Capital Expenditures | 102,778,000 | 101,815,000 |
Pipeline Transportation Services Revenues | 20,920,000 | 20,779,000 |
Refinery Services Revenues | 54,193,000 | 49,484,000 |
Supply And Logistics Revenues | 944,606,000 | 944,545,000 |
External customers | 1,019,719,000 | 1,014,808,000 |
Intersegment | 0 | 0 |
Total revenues | 1,019,719,000 | 1,014,808,000 |
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs |  |  | 230,900,000
Pipeline Transportation [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Segment margin | 28,092,000 | 25,196,000 |
Capital Expenditures | 34,280,000 | 83,852,000 |
External customers | 16,450,000 | 17,305,000 |
Intersegment | 4,470,000 | 3,474,000 |
Refinery Services [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Segment margin | 20,872,000 | 17,965,000 |
Capital Expenditures | 302,000 | 352,000 |
External customers | 57,107,000 | 52,179,000 |
Intersegment | (2,914,000) | (2,695,000) |
Supply And Logistics [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Segment margin | 28,387,000 | 28,904,000 |
Capital Expenditures | 68,196,000 | 17,611,000 |
External customers | 946,162,000 | 945,324,000 |
Intersegment | (1,556,000) | (779,000) |
Sekco [Member] | Pipeline Transportation [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Capital Expenditures | $ 10,400,000 | $ 64,500,000 |

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